Chapter 1

• Maximo Bulton
• " Son, you can't continue like this, I'm tired of the wild life you're leading now. You're a businessman, you should settle down " my father says, annoyed, while I try to control my anger.
• " Look, ever since I took over the company, sales have doubled, so don't complain."
• " I know, but the investors won't like it if the boss leads such a wild life " well, he was right there. I had a wild life, parties, alcohol, sex... a lot of sex. But hey, I'm 27 years old, still young.
• " So what do you want me to do? Get married? " my father's gaze becomes more serious than usual, and that's when I realize he's up to something.
• " That's right, son. You're going to get married. I don't care with whom, but you will."
• " What?! Are you crazy if you think I'll lose my freedom?"
• " Is that so, son, or I'll take away the company."
• " Why are you doing this? Do you want to ruin my life?"
• " I just want to help you, so you have 1 month to find a wife, or else u need to say goodbye to the company " I look at him with the urge to kill him, but all I do is leave without looking back, full of contempt.
• " Son, what did your father say to you? " my mother says, somewhat worried, but I decide not to say anything, I give her a kiss on the forehead and leave.
• I'm in a bar drowning my sorrows in alcohol. I can't believe my father is forcing me to get married. The worst part is where am I going to find a woman who will marry me accepting my conditions.
• " Are you alone, handsome? " I turn around and see a pretty sexy brunette who bites her lip when she sees me.
• " I don't think so anymore " I smile at her with my pant-dropping smile.
• " Will you buy me a drink?"
• " Of course, gorgeous " we start talking, but soon I feel the urge to fuck her, so I take her hand and lead her to the bathrooms where I fuck her hard. When we're done, she gives me her number, but there's no way I'm calling her. It was just a fuck. When I leave the place, it's very cold outside, so I run to my car. But as I'm getting closer, I see someone lying on the ground, so I approach and realize it's a woman.
• " Are you okay? " I don't get a response, so I carefully turn her over and I'm completely blinded by her beauty. Her face is pale, her hair is brown with some golden highlights. I notice she's wearing worn-out clothes and she's quite thin."
• " Beautiful, wake up " I don't get a response, but I can see her trembling, so without thinking, I pick her up and take her to my car to bring her to my house. On the way, I call my friend Steven, who is a doctor, to come and check on her because I'm worried about the state I found her in.
• When we arrive at my house, I lay her down on my bed, take off that dirty, wet coat, and cover her with a blanket. After a while, Steven arrives.
• " What happened? Why did you call me at this hour?"
• " I need you to check on someone " we go up to the room, and when he sees the girl, he looks at me.
• " Don't tell me you were rough with her having sex."
• " No man, I haven't even touched her. I found her lying on the ground shivering from the cold when I left the club."
• " I see... well, I'll check on her " he does his thing while I observe every move he makes. When he's done, he looks at me somewhat worried.
• " Well, she has a bit of a fever, but it will go down soon. What worries me is her thinness, it seems like she hasn't eaten in days."
• " Yeah, I noticed that."
• " I'll give her some IV fluids, and you buy these vitamins " he hands me the prescription.
• " I'll come by tomorrow to check on her."
• " Okay, thanks, buddy " I say goodbye to him and then go up to watch her sleep. She's truly beautiful, like an angel, and... what the hell am I saying? I better go to sleep.
• The next morning, I wake up and the first thing I do is go to the girl's room. But when I enter, there's no one in the bed, so I search until I see her coming out of the bathroom. She's surprised to see me and then she notices me, making me smile.
• " Hello " I say as I sit down.
• " Hi, could you tell me why I'm here?"
• " I found you passed out on the street, you were freezing."
• " I see, I should go, I shouldn't be here " as she goes to leave, I grab her arm and stop her.
• " Wait, I'll take you home " she smiles, but it's a smile tinged with sadness.
• " I have been homeless for weeks " she blushes when she says that.
• " And your family? " she becomes somewhat tense and quite serious.
• " They died " she replies through gritted teeth.
• " I'm so sorry."
• " It's okay, I've already moved on. Well, I should go now " I don't know why, but I don't want her to leave.
• " Wait, you're still delicate, you can't leave."
• " I don't want to bother."
• " You're not bothering me. What's your name?"
• " Lia, and yours?"
• " Maximo Bulton " she opens her eyes as if surprised.
• " The owner of the infrastructure companies empire?"
• " That's right " her expression amuses me, but I hold back.
• " Even more reason for me to leave, I can't stay here."
• " Wait, at least have breakfast, you're very thin " she nods and we start eating, but she was really hungry as she quickly devours everything.
• " Lia, wait for me, I'm going to check some things in the office " she nods with food in her mouth, which makes me laugh.
• I enter my office and a message from my dad appears reminding me of the damn deadline. I didn't want to get married, but I had no choice at that moment. Then a light bulb went off in my head and I shouted,
• " I know who I will marry!!! She's perfect, I'll give her everything she wants so she can start her life. Lia will be the right wife; I come out with a smile on my face and there I find her looking out towards the balcony."
• " Do you like the view? " she turns around startled and then smiles.
• " Yes, it's beautiful."
• " I have something to propose to you that will benefit both of us " she sits with me and then I say,
• " Marry me " she chokes on her saliva and coughs like crazy.
• " Is this... is this a joke???"
• " No, this will benefit both of us."
• " Oh really, and how???"
• " I'll give you money and luxuries, and when the contract ends, I'll give you a good sum of money so you can start over " I see her expression change and she starts to think.
• " Why do you want to get married?"
• " My father wants me to get married to settle down, or else he'll take away the company."
• " I see... I'm sorry, but I don't think I can be the right one for that."
• " Of course you are " I take her hand, and this seems to catch her off guard.
• " Look, you should find someone from your society, I don't even belong to that world."
• " It doesn't matter, you are the ideal one. I'll help you, and you'll help me... deal? " she seems to think about it a lot, but after a long silence, she looks me in the eyes.
• " Okay, I accept..."